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of Gekcha / Sevanga and Qajar's Azerbaijani Iravan Khanate, Tsar Russia's Map of Transcaucasia in 1801 - 1813, published in Tiflis, 1901, Legend in Russian. |
In Classical Antiquity the lake was called Lychnitis Lacus, (Ancient Greek: Λυχνῖτις), meaning blue and transparent water.
The lake's name has Sasanian origin and derives from Sivāng-e (Pahlavi/Middle Persian).
Notably, the name of Hrazdan River (Pahlavi: Hurazdān, Azerbaijani/ Turkish: Zangi/ Zanga çay), which flows out from the lake, is derived from the Middle Persian name Frazdān which is related to the Zoroastrian mythology. Frazdān is the name of the lake mentioned in the Avesta (Frazdānu). Frazdānu is composed of the elements "fraz“ elevated, high and "dānu“ river”.
The Russified name Sevanga originates from the Middle Persian Sivāng-e.
The Armenized name Sevan is a corrupted form of the Russified name Sevanga, which derives from the Middle Persian Sivāng-e.
Source:
- The Caucasian region in 1801- 1813, The Head-Quarter of Russia's Caucasian Military District, Tiflis, 1901, Legend in Russian, available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Map_of_Caucasus_1801.jpg
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- Map of Khanate of Erivan in 1809-1817, available online at https://picryl.com/media/khanate-of-eriwan-in-1809-1817-d371ef
- Map of Russia's Military Operations in Transcaucasia from 1809 till 1817, showing local borders under the Treaties of Gulistan and Bucharest, (Карта военных действий в Закавказском крае с 1809 по 1817 год, с границами по Голистанскому договору и Бухарестсткому миру), available online at https://runivers.ru/upload/iblock/558/174748.png
